C232 Introduction to Human Resource
Management: Topic 2 Questions and
All Correct Answers.
Affirmative Action - Answer Any action taken by an employer to overcome discriminatory
effects of past or current practices or policies that create barriers to equal employment
opportunity.
Age Discrimination - Answer The denial of rights or privileges or other unfair treatment of
someone (an applicant or employee) because of age.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) - Answer A federal law that protects
workers age 40 and older from employment discrimination based on their age.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) - Answer A federal law that prohibits
discrimination on the basis of disability. This law ensures equal opportunity for individuals with
disabilities in all aspects of employment as well as in other public services.
BFOQ - Answer Bona fide occupational qualifications are employment qualifications that
employers are permitted to consider while making decisions about hiring and retaining
employees. However, consideration of these qualities in any other contexts might be deemed
discriminatory.
Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Answer Comprehensive civil rights legislation, signed into law by
President Lyndon B. Johnson, which prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race,
color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Civil Rights Act of 1991 - Answer This Act allows for compensatory and punitive damages for
violations of Title VII.
Disability - Answer A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more
major life activities; a record of such impairment; or being perceived as having such an
impairment.
Employment At-will - Answer A common-law rule for employment contracts that presume an
employer can generally hire, fire, or promote an employee for any reason at any time. In
addition, employees can leave for any reason at any time.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - Answer A federal agency created by
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, tasked with formal enforcement of employment discrimination law.
Management: Topic 2 Questions and
All Correct Answers.
Affirmative Action - Answer Any action taken by an employer to overcome discriminatory
effects of past or current practices or policies that create barriers to equal employment
opportunity.
Age Discrimination - Answer The denial of rights or privileges or other unfair treatment of
someone (an applicant or employee) because of age.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) - Answer A federal law that protects
workers age 40 and older from employment discrimination based on their age.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) - Answer A federal law that prohibits
discrimination on the basis of disability. This law ensures equal opportunity for individuals with
disabilities in all aspects of employment as well as in other public services.
BFOQ - Answer Bona fide occupational qualifications are employment qualifications that
employers are permitted to consider while making decisions about hiring and retaining
employees. However, consideration of these qualities in any other contexts might be deemed
discriminatory.
Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Answer Comprehensive civil rights legislation, signed into law by
President Lyndon B. Johnson, which prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race,
color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Civil Rights Act of 1991 - Answer This Act allows for compensatory and punitive damages for
violations of Title VII.
Disability - Answer A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more
major life activities; a record of such impairment; or being perceived as having such an
impairment.
Employment At-will - Answer A common-law rule for employment contracts that presume an
employer can generally hire, fire, or promote an employee for any reason at any time. In
addition, employees can leave for any reason at any time.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - Answer A federal agency created by
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, tasked with formal enforcement of employment discrimination law.
